New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-27
LITTLE COAL UNLOADED IN THE CITY.

THE CONSUMERS COMPANY KEEPS AT woRK-EF-
FEcTs OF THE STRIKE on THE POOR.
District Assembly No. 40 intends to make biz show
al it, meeting in the Cooper Uuion tonight III favor Of
the striking coal handlers 1t has been decided to have
procession OF the strikers from this city, NewJersev
and Brooklyn with music and banners. They will
march from the ferries and their meeting TO the
hall. Speeches wilt be made by T. b. Maguin. Victor
Drury James +. Quinn Others. If the night Is
pleasant arTan gements vii he mace Tor an overflow
meeting in trout OF the bail The c0mpalle, MI be
denounced the for the extension OF the strike
given and ways devised by which the strikers may be
assisted.
any OF the dealers This city. tour amonf me wards
along the Est liver found them either deserted or
idle althou at many OF them Oarges conta ing IRON
100 to 800 tons Of coal were lying at the piers; But
the reeulatly employed handlers will not unload them
and the anies hesitate eore bringing matters to
crisis. In the yard OF the Consumers Company at
East Forty ,hrdst. fifteen or twenty oIceinen were
on duty large vessei with 800 tons on board
was being rapidly unoaded by the men who have been
with the company tame. Tney are kept down
in the held and no one is allowed enter the yard
wit out pass it is impossible for he wa KING del
egates % got than. The men are satisfied with thu
Advancement and SAY tina, they will stick 10y the
pany long as they are protected They do not 60
home until alter dark when they leave the yard Nv
secret path. Yesterday morning. about twenty strikers
went to the yard and tired TO gain adntanc but the
police there drove them oil. Mr. Schenck, president OF
Ire company is trying to start plan by which POOR
peopr may get coal from his yards at | wer rate than
grocers small dealers charge. Ii will probably lie
done by means OF coupon tickets That Will lie dlstrb-
uted to them.
1t is a matter OF wonder among retail dealers that
there ha- been small demand from families Tor
coal There is Tor this, they say. and
that is that one fire is made to do both cooking
ant heating There is a possibility that one or more oil
the pas WORKS NAV be compelled to shut down tempo
rary on account of the scarcity OF coal One company
was looking Tor 100 tons vests rday and offered la rye
price The brewers, too, are getting low aud one
offered to take anything in the shape OF coal that
There was no dm,nution in the appeals to the chart
table Institutions The return OF chilly diSag eedble
weather poor people III full fore to the places
where iue is gwen away. The strike so Tar this month
has cost tie city nearly $4,000 There has been an
increase last (which during January was more
seyere) ut 900 people no have taken refuge III
the amsholses and ssylums The canse OF this is that
the Charities Commissioners cannot get co TO deliver
to applicants and the city has to board them. The
increase at private charitable institutions has also been
large and is daily growing 1t is estimated by TIE sec
rotary OF institut that not less than $4,000
has been spent Tor charitable objects account OF the
STRIFE The bal on Free Coal Delivery began its tour
through the XVlIh Assembly Dstr ct YESTERDAYS morn
ing our-hO Sc team was hitcaed to six-ton wagon,
which dr. ven from house to house, and many
Door family that has not had fire for two or three
DAYS was provided with coal.
About 10 600 ton OF coal arc now being delivered
daily t. the piers in this otv, and several hundred
tons oarted across the ferries This is hardly
one-third of tie amount usually brought in, but the
companies say that in less than ten days tie full
amount will be put into New-iork
The sinking s d ySs send SCI 'n1 their nItnan@
to the company yesterday morning as they
agreed the held meeting at South Amboy
VII oh lasted until o late bour IN the morning. Com
mttees from the Now-Jersey snd Ne~-l ork handlers
present, the men begged to be allowed to ie-
turn 10 work. They sent word to the company yeste
day that they would give final answer this morning
Mr. Berw nd said yesterday that the men forced
out by their leaders. "They have no grievance" he
continued, aud when was GOWN there this morning
an asked them what they were going TO do, thew
begged me to give them another day to decide IN
Many OF them make as high rs 100 month. and all
average $40 week. II they do not return TO work in
the morning arrangements have been made to put
large gang in their places We will not delay another
hour The ships that take coal have in
refused it and will not it until after their
goes loaded, when they will put their own crews at
work"
kndling wood sales yesterday were much larger
than before.